A Jordanian woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Jordan's monarchy has touted Wednesday's parliamentary election as a watershed in the kingdom's democratization. It is the first after last year's constitutional amendments that see King Abdullah II gradually relinquishing much of his powers in running the daily affairs of the state to the legislature, although he will continue for now to set broader foreign and security policies. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)